Background: Sedentary lifestyles are rising in many countries which has implications for
global health. Health professionals are well placed to promote increased physical activity …

Tobacco smoking is the world's leading cause of premature death and disability. Global
targets to reduce premature deaths by 25% by 2025 will require a substantial increase in the …

Brief intervention (BI) is intended as an early intervention for non‐treatment‐seeking, non‐
alcohol‐dependent, hazardous and harmful drinkers. This text provides a brief summary of …

Smokers are at increased risk for surgical complications. Despite the known benefits of
smoking cessation, many perioperative health care providers do not routinely provide …

Aim. To examine the preconditions needed by district nurses to build a trusting relationship
during health counselling of patients with hypertension. Background. Trust has been found …

Lifestyle medicine has generally focused on behaviors related to improving physical health
and preventing physical illnesses, with little attention to behaviors related to mental health …

Background. There is limited information in Ireland on the attitudes of GPs and practice
nurses to lifestyle counselling and the strategies or approaches they use. Furthermore, there …

Aim. This paper reports an evaluation of the effectiveness and cost‐effectiveness of nurse‐
led screening and brief intervention in reducing excessive alcohol consumption among …

Background The importance of health professionals discussing health behaviors with
patients is emphasized in Healthy People 2020, the national health objectives established …

Background Primary health care (PHC) clinicians have an important role to play in
addressing lifestyle risk factors for chronic diseases. However they intervene only rarely …